TitleMerton, 2 York Street, East Ipswich, 1993Date Created1993PhotographerVanessa WilliamsAcknowledgementVanessa Williams
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DescriptionAlmost a century ago, Merton was described as 'a gentleman's residence of fine proportions'. The land was first purchased by Pollet Cardew in 1854 and the entrance was from Chermside Road. It was later sold to Ebenezer Hargreaves in 1864. Hargreaves, a hardware store proprietor and Ipswich councillor from 1872 to 1882, as well as a lay preacher, is believed to have built the house, although the date of construction is not known. Some of the property's land was resumed in 1871 for the Brisbane-Ipswich railway.References (offline)Ipswich Heritage Study, 1991
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